Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mitchell College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Mitchell College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mitchell College is located in New London, Connecticut and approximately 599 students attend the school each year. Of the 116 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mitchell College in 2021, 13 of them were parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mitchell College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mitchell College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks parks and rec programs across the country. The following shows how Mitchell College performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at Mitchell College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	94
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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	556
Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	574
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	576
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	698
Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	882

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Mitchell College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Mitchell College.

Mitchell College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 parks and rec students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mitchell College, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at Mitchell College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mitchell College with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mitchell College also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mitchell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	13

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Mitchell College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	4,690	$53,530
Coaches and Scouts	3,350	$41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,310	$60,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By G Keith Hall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.